Yoga is fun! Get kids fit, flexible and focused with Go Go Yoga for Kids: A Complete Guide to Using Yoga With Kids. For anyone who enjoys kids and yoga and wants to make a positive difference in their lives, Go Go Yoga for Kids is the book for you. It is a complete and creative resource for introducing kids to yoga through movement, mindfulness, fun, and games.
Go Go Yoga for Kids Includes:
- Over 150 fun and creative yoga games, activities, and challenges for all ages
- Fifteen ready to use unique yoga lesson plans that will have kids engaged from the start
- Ways to bring mindfulness and awareness to all children
- Kid yoga photos and pose illustrations
- Easy ways to incorporate yoga in the school setting for all types of learners and abilities
- How to get your kids involved with yoga at home
- Tips on working with teens and tweens
- Partner poses, balance activities, group and inversion teaching tips and ideas
- Sample parent communication ideas
- Examples of where and how to teach yoga for kids
- Books, music and other fun resources to help kids learn about yoga.
This book details everything in an easy to follow, step-by-step format that will help you successfully teach yoga to kids of all ages. Go Go Yoga for Kids is the only resource you will need to inspire children in a healthy and lifelong way.
About the Author:
Sara J. Weis is a creative and passionate teacher that has inspired children for over twenty years. Through Go Go Yoga for Kids: she has combined her experience as an elementary and junior high teacher as well as a certified kid and adult yoga instructor to help introduce children to the lifelong benefits of yoga.
Sara holds a master's degree in education as well as bachelor's degrees in early childhood and elementary education. She has invested countless hours creating and leading yoga games, lessons, and movement ideas with thousands of kids. She knows which techniques work to help keep the learning and interest level high for kids. Sara feels strongly about having all of the ideas, strategies, and lessons in one place so that anyone who works with kids will be able to introduce yoga with confidence and success.
Sara leads kids yoga classes for a nationally known health and fitness club. She lives in West Des Moines Iowa, with her three children and her husband.
Visit us at gogoyogakids.com for more information.
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Kids, yoga, and teaching are truly Sara Weis' passions. When the idea for Go Go Yoga Kids: Empower Kids For Life Through Yoga came to Sara, she knew it was the perfect way to share her excitement and strong belief in the positive power of yoga with others.
"Introducing kids to the lifelong benefits of yoga in fun, creative, and engaging ways is something I feel very passionate about," said Sara. "It is my hope that anyone who has kids or works with kids will be able to use Go Go Yoga Kids with confidence and success. The benefits kids receive from yoga are too important to miss. Now is the perfect time to start using yoga to empower kids for life!"
Sara is a certified kid and adult yoga instructor who makes yoga with kids or adults part of her daily routine. She has invested countless hours creating and leading yoga games, lessons, and movement ideas with thousands of kids. Over the years she has learned what works, and just as importantly, what doesn't work with kids and yoga. "I feel strongly about my goal of having all of the ideas, strategies, and lessons in one place so this book can be a complete resource for others to use when introducing yoga to kids," she said.
Sara holds a master's degree in Education and has over seventeen years of teaching experience in the public schools. She currently teaches creative writing classes for elementary and junior high aged students. Sara also leads kids yoga classes for a nationally known health and fitness club.
When she is not teaching, writing, or practicing yoga, Sara enjoys spending time outdoors with her three yogi kids and her husband and resides in West Des Moines, Iowa.
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Contents
Preface ....................... 1
Introduction ....................2
Chapter 1: Empower Kids for Life Through Yoga ..................4
Top Eight Benefits of Yoga for Kids ................ 6
Chapter 2: How to Plan a Kids Yoga Class .................10
Yoga Class Setup and Materials ..............................12
Chapter 3: Kids Yoga Lesson Planning .................... 16
Part 1: Welcome .................................17
Ways to Engage Students During the Welcome: ...........17
Part 2: Breath Work Ideas and Exercises ................18
Why Breath Work? .....................18
Simple Breath Work Sequence .................... 19
Breath Work Exercises For Ages 3-6................ 19
Breath Work Exercises For Ages 7-11................... 21
Part 3: Sun Salutations .......................23
Sun Salutations For Ages 3-6 .............23
Sun Salutations For Ages 7-11 ..............23
Part 4: Active Movement Exercises ................26
Active Movement Ideas For Ages 3-6 .............. 26
Active Movement Ideas For Ages 7-11 ................. 27
Part 5: Yoga Theme Poses ............................. 29
Introduce the Yoga Poses ................29
Part 6: Yoga Games ........................35
Games for Ages 3-6 .............. 35
Games for Ages 7-11 ............................37
Part 7: Partner Poses and Group Challenges.......... 42
Partner Yoga Poses ............ 42
Group Yoga Poses..............45
Part 8: Balance and Inversion Ideas ................ 48
Balance .................... 48
Balance Tips: .................... 51
Using Bean Bags, Blocks, and Mats for Balance Practice: .......... 52
Inversions .................................. 53
How to Teach Headstands ..........55
Part 9: Build Community ................57
Ideas for Building Community ............57
Part 10: Stillness and Savasana ..............60
How to Effectively Get Children Into Savasana ............60
Bringing Kids Out of Savasana: ..................1
Chapter 4: Yoga Kids Themed Lesson Plans ............. 62
Chapter 5: Parent Communication ..........91
An Easy Way to Recap .....................91
Chapter 6: Tweens and Teens Yoga ................01
Yoga is a Practice...............101
Health Benefits for Tweens and Teens ..............101
Set Up a Tween and Teen Yoga Class ..........102
How to Teach .......................103
Chapter 7: How to Professionally Teach Yoga for Kids .................... 106
Set Yourself Apart ..........................107
Start Small ........................................107
Chapter 8: Yoga in the Schools ............109
Why Yoga Should Be Included in Schools..............110
Change It Up .....................110
Meet the Needs of All Learners ....................... 111
Take Mini Yoga Breaks During the School Day ............ 112
Chapter 9: Differentiation in a Kids Yoga Class ................ 114
Chapter 10: Using Yoga at Home With Your Kids ........................... 115
Connect With Your Child Through Yoga .................................. 115
Keep It Simple........................... 116
Simple Tips for Doing Yoga at Home With Your Kids............. 116
Chapter 11: Creating Mindfulness in Kids.............119
Practicing Mindfulness at Home ................ 120
Make Mindfulness Part of a Routine ...........120
Mindfulness Methods to Use With Kids ...........121
Chapter 12: Yoga for Kids Resources ............126
Books to Use For Kids Yoga ............126
Animal Themed Books ................. 126
Nature and Seasonal Themed Books.......…